PMP Job Interview Tips
58 Preparation:; 58 Personal appearance:; 58 The interview:; 59 Information to bring to an interview:
60 Evaluating a PMP Job Offer
60 The organization.; 61 Should you work for a relatively new organization or one that is well established?
62 The job
62 Where is the job located?; 62 Does the work match your interests and make good use of your skills?; 62 How important is the job to the company or organization?; 62 What will the hours be?; 63 How long do most people who enter this job stay with the company?; 63 The company should have a training plan for you.; 63 Salaries and benefits.
65 WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE…
65 THE INTERVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS; 67 Step 1; 67 Technical Competencies Assessment Guide; 68 Step 2; 68 Determine the Customer Service Focused; 68 Competencies of the Job; 69 Definitions:; 69 Responsible.; 69 Likeable.; 70 Believable.; 70 Outgoing.; 71 Unflappable.; 72 CUSTOMER SERVICE FOCUSED BEHAVIORS ASSESSMENT GUIDE; 73 Step 3; 73 Develop Interview Questions to Assess Both; 73 Technical and Customer Service; 73 Focused Competencies; 74 Step 4; 74 Conducting the Interview; 76 Step 5; 76 Background and Reference Checks; 76 Making a Job Offer; 77 Confirming Job Offer Letter; 77 Informing Unsuccessful Candidates; 77 Retention of Interview Materials
78 SAMPLE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOCUSED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS; 78 (Grouped by customer service based behaviors)
78 Responsible; 79 Likeable; 80 Believable; 81 Outgoing; 82 Unflappable
84 INTERVIEWING PMP
84 A Practical Guide for Selecting
84 THE INTERVIEW PROCESS
84 Planning; 84 Confirming/Scheduling Interview; 84 Conducting the Interview; 85 Closing; 85 Follow Up
86 TIPS ON INTERVIEWING
86 Interview Questions To Get You Started; 87 Supervisor and Manager Competencies; 87 Interviewing People With Disabilities; 88 Accommodating Persons With Disabilities For An Interview; 89 Interview Do’s and Don’ts
90 CHECKING REFERENCES
91 Which References Should I Check?; 91 Tips for Checking References; 92 The Reference Check Questions To Ask; 93 Prohibited Questions and Practices
95 RECORDING A PROFILE OF IMPRESSIONS
95 Supervisory and Managerial Competencies:; 95 Building Coalitions/Communication:
97 Recruiting PMP - It Takes More Than A Job Announcement
97 Before Submitting the Vacancy; 98 When the Vacancy Announcement is Open; 99 Once the Certificate of Eligibles is Received; 100 After The Selection is Made
102 ASSESSING YOUR RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PRACTICES
102 Policies and Procedures; 103 Recruitment Strategies
Project Management Professional
Project Management Professional PMP is a credential offered by the Project Management Institute PMI. As of 31 July 2010 there were 393,413 vigorous PMP certified individuals worldwide. 1 Over 4,300 individuals a calendar month since September 2006 have acquired a PMP certification.
Contents conceal
1 Exam syllabus
2 Item references
3 Purpose
4 Examination process
5 Item writing
6 Pre requisites to turn into eligible
7 Continuous credential requirements
8 Other PMI credentials
9 Other PM credentials
10 References
11 External links
Exam syllabus
The PMP examination is based on the PMP Examination Specification 2 which describes tasks out of five performance domains
Initiating the project 13
Planning the project 24
Executing the project 30
Monitoring and controlling the project 25
Closing the project 8
The examination consists of 200 several alternative questions written against this specification. The numbers in parentheses depict the percentage of questions for each domain. 3
Item references
Each examination individual instance a query with its possible answers has at least two references to norm books or another sources of project management. Most of the questions quotation the PMI A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge aka the PMBOK Guide. 3
The Project Management Framework embodies a project life circle and five enormous project management Process Groups 4
Initiating.
Planning.
Executing.
Monitoring and Controlling.
Closing.
encompassing a entire of 42 processes.
Mapped to these five process groups are nine project management Knowledge Areas
Project Integration Management
Project Scope Management
Project Time Management
Project Cost Management
Project Quality Management
Project Human Resource Management
Project Communications Management
Project Risk Management
Project Procurement Management
The processes of these information areas are described by their inputs tools and techniques and outputs. The PMBOK also emphasizes the interaction and interdependence between dissimilar process groups. For instance the outputs from one process may be being used by one or more another processes as inputs.
Purpose
Government commercial and another organizations engage PMP certified project managers in an attempt to ameliorate the success pace of projects in all areas of information by applying a standardized and evolving set of project management principles as contained in PMI’s PMBOK Guide.
In December 2005 the PMP credential was tied for fourth place
